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RAILWAY 
ANITARY  CODE 


Issued  by  the 

COMMITTEE  ON  HEALTH 
AND  MEDICAL  RELIEF 


WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICB 

1920 


PUBLIC. 
HEALTH 

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UNITED  STATES  RAILROAD  ADMINISTRATION 

Director  General  of  Railroads 


RAILWAY 
SANITARY  CODE 


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Issued  by  the 

COMMITTEE  ON  HEALTH 
AND  MEDICAL  RELIEF 


WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFPICE 

1920 


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CONTENTS.     HEA"* 

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I.  Transportation  of  persons  having  communicable  dis- 
eases   5 

Persons  not  allowed  to  travel 5 

Persons  not  accepted  for  travel 6 

Restricted  travel 6 

Typhoid  and  dysentery 7 

Restricted  application  for  transportation g 

Suspected  cases 8 

Disposition 9 

Leprosy 9 

Pulmonary  tuberculosis 10 

Conveyances  vacated  by  infected  persons 10 

1 1 .  Water  and  ice  supplies 11 

Water  to  be  certified 11 

Ice 11 

Water  containers 12 

Care  of  water  containers 12 

Filling  water  containers 12 

III.  Cleaning  and  disinfection  of  cars 12 

General 12 

Cleaning 13 

Thorough  cleaning 13 

Odors  in  cars . 13 

Vermin  in  cais 13 

TV".  Cars  in  f-ervic? 13 

CloAiiing 13 

Sweeping 13 

Dusting 14 

Brushing 14 

Drink-in?  cup 14 

Towels 14 

Comb  and  brush 14 

Spitting 14 

Cuspidors 14 

Brushing  of  teeth 14 

Drinking  water  and  ice 14 

Ventilation  and  heating 14 

Toilets  in  dining  cars 14 

Toilets  in  other  cars 15 

Toilets  to  be  locked 15 

Dining  cars  to  be  screened 15 

Dining-car  employees  to  cleanse  hands 15 

Care  of  tableware 15 

Food  containers In 

Food  and  milk 16 

Garbage 16 

Dining-car  inspection 16 

Examination  of  food  handlers 16 

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V.  Railway  stations 17 

General 17 

Cleaning 17 

Sweeping 17 

Dusting 17 

Spitting 17 

Cuspidors 17 

Common  cup3 17 

Common  towels 17 

Combs  and  brushes 17 

Toilet  facilities 17 

Station  toilets 18 

Care  of  toilets 18 

Odors  in  toilets 18 

Toilet  supplies 18 

Privies 18 

Drinking  water  and  ice 18 

Water  not  usable  for  drinking 19 

Drinking  fountains 19 

Refuse  cans 19 

Cisterns,  cesspools,  etc 19 

Restaurants  to  be  screened 19 

Lavatories  for  restaurants 19 

Restaurant  employees 20 

Kitchen  and  table  utensils 20 

Food  containers 20 

Garbage 20 

Restaurant  inspection 20 

Station  inspection 20 

Examination  of  food  handlers 21 

VI.  Construction  camps 21 

Definition 21 

General 21 

Location 22 

Arrangement 22 

Water  supplies 22 

Water  containers 22 

Garbage  and  refuse 22 

Scavenger 23 

ToiletsT 23 

Bathing  facilities 23 

Screening 23 

Care  of  tableware 23 

Food  containers 23 

Food  and  milk 23 

Examination  of  food  handlers 24 

Sick  persons 24 

Vermin 24 

Abandoned  camps 24 

Duty  to  enforce  regulations 25 

VII.  Offices 25 

Definition 25 

Space 25 

Ventilation,  heat,  and  light 25 


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Cleaning 25 

Window  clee  oing 26 

Telephones 26 

Spitting .- 26 

Cuspidors 26 

Toilet" 26 

Care  of  toilets 26 

Toilet  supplies 26 

Common  towels 27 

Combs  and  brushes 

Common  cups 27 

Drinking  water  and  ice 27 

Drinking  fountains 27 

Lockers 27 

Rest  rooms 27 

Communicable  diseases 28 

VIII.  Shops 28 

Toilet  facilities 28 

Type  of  water-closets 28 

Closet  inclosures 28 

Windows  in  toilet  rooms 29 

Equipment  of  closets 29 

Type  of  urinals 29 

Care  of  closets  and  urinals 29 

Number  of  closets  and  urinals 29 

Location  of  closets  and  urinals 29 

Privies 30 

Wash  rooms  and  lockers 30 

Type  of  wash-room  fixtures 30 

Finish  of  wash  floors 30 

Lockers 31 

Bathing  facilities 31 

Caretakers 31 

Lighting 31 

Water  supplies 31 

Drinking  fountains 32 

Common  cups 32 

Common  towels 32 

Rest  rooms 32 

Communicable  diseases 32 


RAILWAY  SANITARY  CODE. 


The  committee  found  a  great  lack  of  uniformity 
within  the  several  States  and  among  the 'various  rail- 
roads on  the  subject  of  sanitary  regulations,  and  as  a 
result  of  this  lack  of  uniformity  there  was  created 
much  confusion  and  many  obstacles  to  successful 
operation.  In  many  adjoining  States  conflicting 
regulations  made  it  difficult  to  carry  out  instructions. 
This  matter  was  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  State 
and  Territorial  health  officers,  and  the  committee  was 
asked  to  submit  a  draft  to  them.  The  following  code 
is  an  expression  of  the  work  of  the  committee.  This 
has  been  approved  by  the  Director  General  as  recom- 
mendatory practice  for  the  railroads,  and  has  been 
approved  by  Surg.  Gen.  Blue  of  the  United  States 
Public  Health  Service. 

Treasury  Department, 
Bureau  of  the  Public  Health  Service, 

Washington.  December  5,  1919. 
I>r.  ]».  Z.  Dunott,  M.  D., 

United  States  Railroad  Administration,  Washington,  D.  C. 
My  Dear  Doctor  Dunott:  I  have  examined  the  proposed  rail- 
way sanitary  code,  and  I  desire  to  congratulate  the  committee  on 
the  excellent  provisions  contained  therein. 

I  have  no  hesitancy  in  giving  my  approval  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  they  conform  to  the  existing  interstate  quarantine  regulations, 
but  this  approval  is  contingent  upon  future  modification  of  your 
code  to  conform  to  contemplated  changes  in  the  interstate  quaran- 
tine regulations. 

Respectfully, 

(Signed)  Rupert  Blue, 

Surgeon  General. 

I.   Transportation  of  Persons  Having  Communi- 
cable Diseases. 

Section  1.  Persons  not  allowed  to  travel. — No  per- 
son knowing  or  suspecting  himself  to  be  afflicted  with 

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plague,  cholera,  smallpox,  typhus  fever,  or  yellow  fever 
shall  apply  for,  procure,  or  accept  transportation  in 
any  railw.ay  ir>iin,  car,  or  other  conveyance  of  a  com- 
mon carrier, -.nor  shall  any  person  apply  for,  procure, 
'  ;."v<"V't  3i\Qh  transportation  for  an}'  minor,  ward, 
patient,  or  other  person  under  his  charge  if  known 
or  suspected  to  be  so  afflicted. 

Sec.  2.  Persons  not  accepted  for  travel. — Common 
carriers  shall  not  accept  for  transportation  in  any  rail- 
way train,  car,  or  other  conveyance  any  person  known 
by  them  to  be  afflicted  with  any  of  the  diseases  enu- 
merated in  section  1. 

Sec.  3.  Restricted  travel. — Common  carriers  shall 
not  accept  for  transportation  on  any  railway  train, 
car,  or  other  conveyance  any  person  known  by  them 
to  be  afflicted  with  diphtheria,  measles,  scarlet  fever, 
epidemic  cerebrospinal  meningitis,  anterior  polionry- 
ilitis,  mumps,  whooping  cough,  influenza,  pneumonia, 
epidemic  encephalitis,  septic  sore  throat,  rubella,  or 
chicken  pox,  or  any  person  known  to  be  a  carrier  of 
these  diseases,  unless  such  person  is  placed  in  a  com- 
partment separate  from  other  passengers,  is  accom- 
panied by  a  properly  qualified  nurse  or  other  attend- 
ant, and  unless  such  nurse  or  attendant  shall  agre^  to 
comply  and  does  so  comply  with  the  following 
regulations: 

(a)  Communication  with  the  compartment  within 
which  the  patient  is  traveling  shall  be  restricted  to 
the  minimum  consistent  with  the  proper  care  and 
safety  of  the  patient. 

(b)  All  dishes  and  utensils  used  by  the  patient  shall 
be  placed  in  a  5  per  cent  solution  of  carbolic  acid  or 
other  fluid  of  equivalent  disinfecting  value  for  at  least 
one  hour  after  they  have  been  used  and  before  being 
allowed  to  leave  the  compartment. 

(c)  All  sputum  and  nasal  discharges  from  the  pa- 
tient shall  be  received  in  gauze  or  paper,  which  shall  be 


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deposited  in  a  paper  bag  or  in  a  closed  vessel,  and  shall 
be  destroyed  by  burning. 

(d)  Said  nurse  or  attendant  shall,  after  performing 
any  service  to  the  patient,  at  once  cleanse  the  hands 
by  washing  them  in  a  2  per  cent  solution  of  carbolic 
acid  or  other  fluid  of  equivalent  disinfecting  value. 

Sec.  4.  Typhoid  and  dysentery. — Common  carriers 
shall  not  accept  for  transportation  on  any  railway 
train,  car,  or  other  conveyance  any  person  known  by 
them  to  be  afflicted  with  typhoid  fever,  paratyphoid 
fever,  or  dysentery,  unless  said  person  is  placed  in  a 
compartment  separate  from  other  passengers,  is  ac- 
companied by  a  properly  qualified  nurse  or  other 
attendant,  and  unless  said  nurse  or  attendant  shall 
agree  to  comply  and  does  so  comply  with  the  following 
regulations: 

(a)  Communication  with  the  compartment  in  which 
the  patient  is  traveling  shall  be  limited  to  the  mini- 
mum consistent  with  the  proper  care  and  safety  of  the 
patient. 

(6)  All  dishes  and  utensils  used  by  the  patient  shall 
be  placed  in  a  5  per  cent  solution  of  carbolic  acid  or 
other  fluid  of  equivalent  disinfecting  value  for  at  least 
one  hour  after  they  have  been  used  and  before  being 
allowed  to  leave  the  compartment. 

(c)  All  urine  and  feces  of  the  patient  shall  be  re- 
ceived into  a  5  per  cent  solution  of  carbolic  acid  or 
other  fluid  of  equivalent  disinfecting  value,  placed  in 
a  covered  vessel  and  allowed  to  stand  for  at  least  two 
hours  after  the  last  addition  thereto  before  being 
emptied. 

(d)  A  sheet  of  rubber  or  other  impervious  material 
shall  be  carried  and  shall  be  spread  between  the  sheet 
and  the  mattress  of  any  bed  that  may  be  used  by  the 
patient  while  in  transit. 

(e)  Said  nurse  or  attendant  shall  use  all  necessary 
precautions  to  prevent  the  access  of  flies  to  the  patient 
or  his  discharges,  and  after  performing  any  service  to 
the  patient  shall  at  once  cleanse  the  hands  by  washing 


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them  in  a  2  per  cent  solution  of  carbolic  acid  or  other 
fluid  of  equivalent  disinfecting  value. 

(f)  Provided,  That  if  a  person  with  typhoid  or 
dysentery  is  presented  at  a  railway  station  in  ignorance 
of  these  regulations,  and  his  transportation  is  necessary 
as  a  life-saving  or  safeguarding  measure,  an  emergency 
may  be  declared  and  the  patient  may  be  carried  a 
reasonable  distance  in  a  baggage  car  if  accompanied 
by  an  attendant  responsible  for  his  care  and  removal: 
Provided  also,  That  regulations  (a),  (6),  (c),  (d),  and  (e) 
of  this  section  shall  be  complied  with  in  so  far  as  the 
circumstances  will  allow,  and  that  all  bedding,  cloth- 
ing, rags,  or  cloths  used  by  the  patient  shall  be  removed 
with  him:  And  provided  further,  That  any  parts  of  the 
car  which  have  become  contaminated  by  any  dis- 
charges of  the  patient  shall  be  disinfected  at  the  end 
of  the  run  by  washing  with  a  5  per  cent  solution  of 
carbolic  acid  or  other  fluid  of  equivalent  disinfecting 
value. 

Sec.  5.  Restricted  application  for  transportation. — 
No  person  knowing  or  suspecting  himself  to  be  afflicted 
with  an}?-  of  the  diseases  mentioned  in  sections  3  and  A 
shall  apply  for,  procure,  or  accept  transportation  in 
any  railway  train,  car,  or  other  conveyance  of  a  com- 
mon carrier,  nor  shall  any  person  apply  for,  procure,  or 
accept  such  transportation  for  any  minor,  ward, 
patient,  or  other  person  under  his  charge,  if  known  or 
suspected  to  be  so  afflicted,  unless  he  shall  have  agreed 
to  and  made  all  necessary  arrangements  for  complying 
and  does  so  comply  with  the  regulations  set  forth  in 
said  sections  3  and  4. 

Sec.  6.  Suspected  cases. — If  a  conductor  or  other 
person  in  charge  of  a  railway  train,  car,  or  other 
conveyance  of  a  common  carrier,  or  an  agent  or  other 
person  in  charge  of  a  railway  station,  shall  have  any 
reason  to  suspect  that  a  passenger  or  a  person  con- 
templating passage  is  afflicted  with  any  of  the  diseases 


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enumerated  in  sections  1,  3,  and  4,  he  shall  notify  the 
nearest  health  officer,  or  company  physician  if  the 
health  officer  is  not  available,  by  the  quickest  and  most 
practicable  means  possible,  of  his  suspicion;  and  said 
health  officer  or  physician  shall  immediately  proceed 
to  the  train,  car,  or  other  conveyance  at  the  nearest 
possible  point,  or  to  the  railway  station,  to  determine 
whether  such  disease  exists. 

Sec.  7.  Disposition. — If  the  health  officer  or  phy- 
sician, as  provided  for  in  section  6,  shall  find  any  such 
person  to  be  afflicted  with  any  of  the  diseases  enum- 
erated in  sections  1,  3,  and  4,  he  shall  remove  such 
person  from  the  station  or  conveyance,  or  shall  isolate 
him  and  arrange  for  his  removal  at  the  nearest  con- 
venient point;  shall  treat  the  car  or  other  conveyance 
as  infected  premises,  allowing  it  to  proceed  to  a  con- 
venient place  for  proper  treatment  if  in  his  judgment 
consistent  with  the  public  welfare,  in  such  case  notify- 
ing the  health  officer  in  whose  jurisdiction  the  place  is 
located;  and  shall  take  such  other  measures  as  will 
protect  the  public  health:  Provided,  That  if  not  pro- 
hibited in  sections  1  and  2  of  these  regulations  the 
afflicted  person  so  found  may  be  allowed  to  continue 
his  travel  if  arrangements  are  made  to  comply,  and  he 
does  so  comply,  with  the  requirements  of  the  section 
of  these  regulations  pertaining  to  the  disease  with 
which  he  is  afflicted. 

Sec.  8.  Leprosy. — Common  carriers  shall  not  accept 
for  transportation  nor  transport  in  any  railway  train, 
car,  or  other  conveyance  any  person  known  by  them  to 
be  afflicted  with  leprosy,  unless  such  person  presents 
permits  from  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  United  States 
Public  Health  Service  or  his  accredited  representative, 
and  from  the  State  department  of  health  of  the  States 
from  which  and  to  which  he  is  traveling,  stating  that 
such  person  may  be  received  under  such  restrictions  as 
will  prevent  the  spread  of  the  disease,  and  said  restric- 

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tions  shall  be  specified  in  each  instance;  and  no  person 
knowing  or  suspecting  himself  to  be  afflicted  with  lep- 
rosy, nor  any  person  acting  for  him,  shall  apply  for,  pro- 
cure, or  accept  transportation  from  any  common  car- 
rier unless  such  permits  have  been  received  and  are  pre- 
sented, and  unless  the  person  so  afflicted  agrees  to 
comply  and  does  so  comply  with  the  restrictions  or- 
dered. If  any  agent  of  a  common  carrier  shall  suspect 
that  any  person  in  a  train,  car,  or  other  conveyance,  or 
at  a  railway  station,  is  afflicted  with  leprosy,  he  shall 
proceed  as  directed  in  the  case  of  other  suspected  dis- 
eases in  sections  6  and  7  of  these  regulations. 

Sec.  9. — Pulmonary  tuberculosis. — Common  carriers 
shall  not  accept  for  transportation  any  person  known 
by  them  to  be  afflicted  with  pulmonary  tuberculosis  in 
a  communicable  stage  unless  said  person  is  provided 
with  (a)  a  sputum  cup  made  of  impervious  material 
and  so  constructed  as  to  admit  of  being  tightly  closed 
when  not  in  use,  (b)  a  sufficient  supply  of  gauze,  papers, 
or  similar  articles  of  the  proper  size  to  cover  the  mouth 
and  nose  while  coughing  or  sneezing,  (c)  a  heavy  paper 
bag  or  other  tight  container  for  receiving  the  soiled 
gauze,  paper,  or  similar  articles;  and  unless  such  person 
shall  obligate  himself  to  use  the  articles  provided  for  in 
the  manner  intended,  and  to  destroy  said  articles  by 
burning  or  to  disinfect  them  by  immersing  for  at  least 
one  hour  in  a  5  per  cent  solution  of  carbolic  acid  or 
other  solution  of  equivalent  disinfecting  value;  nor 
shall  any  person  knowing  himself  to  be  so  afflicted  ap- 
ply for,  procure,  or  accept  transportation  unless  he 
shall  have  agreed  to  and  made  all  necessary  arrange- 
ments for  complying  and  does  so  comply  with  the  regu- 
lations as  set  forth  in  this  section. 

Sec.  10.  Conveyances  vacated  by  infected  persons. — ■ 
Immediately  after  vacation  by  a  person  having  any  of 
the  diseases  mentioned  in  sections  1,  3,  4,  and  8,  or  at 
the  end  of  the  trip  on  which  such  person  was  carried, 


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the  car  or  other  conveyance  shall  be  thoroughly 
cleaned,  and  the  blankets  and  linen  used  by  such  per- 
son shall  be  laundered. 

II.  Water  and  Ice  Supplies. 

Sec.  11.  Water  to  be  certified. — Water  provided  by 
common  carriers  for  drinking  or  culinary  purposes  in 
railway  trains,  cars,  or  other  conveyances,  or  in  railway 
stations,  shall  not  be  taken  from  a  supply  which  is  not 
certified  as  meeting  the  required  standards  of  purity 
and  safety  from  contamination  prescribed  by  the  Inter- 
state Quarantine  Regulations  of  the  United  States. 
Common  carriers  are  required  to  forward  semiannually 
a  list  of  water  supplies  so  used  to  the  Surgeon  General 
of  the  United  States  Public  Health  Service,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  and  to  the  respective  State  departments  of 
health  having  direct  jurisdiction,  requesting  the  issu- 
ance of  certificates  of  examination  permitting  the  use 
of  the  supplies  enumerated.  Such  certificates  when 
issued  shall  be  kept  in  the  files  of  the  common  carrier 
during  the  current  period  in  force.  The  issuance  of  a 
certificate  unfavorable  to  the  use  of  a  supply  forbids  its 
further  use  for  drinking  and  culinary  purposes  until 
favorably  certified.  A  favorable  certificate  must  also 
be  secured  permitting  the  use  of  any  supplies  substi- 
tuted for  such  condemned  supplies. 

Melted  natural  ice  used  as  water  supply  for  drinking 
and  culinary  purposes  must  be  from  sources  of  known 
safety  and  covered  by  certificates  of  examination  sim- 
ilar to  those  required  for  water  supply  for  drinking  and 
culinary  purposes  used  in  interstate  traffic,  and  such 
ice  must  be  so  melted  as  to  prevent  subsequent  con- 
tamination. 

Sec.  12.  Ice. — Ice  used  for  cooling  water  provided 
as  in  section  1 1  shall  be  clear  natural  ice,  ice  made  from 
distilled  water,  or  ice  made  from  water  certified  as 
aforesaid;  and  before  the  ice  is  put  into  the  water  it 


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shall  be  washed  with  water  of  known  safety,  and  han- 
dled in  such  manner  as  to  prevent  its  becoming  contam- 
inated by  the  organisms  of  infections  diseases:  Pro- 
vided, That  the  foregoing  shall  not  apply  to  ice  that 
does  not  come  in  contact  with  the  water  to  be  cooled. 

Sec.  13.  Water  containers. — Water  containers  in 
newly  constructed  cars  and  those  newly  installed  in 
stations  shall  be  so  constructed  that  ice  for  cooling  does 
not  come  in  contact  with  the  water  to  be  cooled :  Pro- 
vided, That  after  July  1,  1922,  all  water  containers  in 
cars  and  stations  shall  be  so  constructed  that  ice  does 
not  come  in  contact  with  the  water. 

Sec.  14.  Care  of  water  containers. — All  water  con- 
tainers where  water  and  ice  are  put  into  the  same  com- 
partment, shall  be  thoroughly  cleansed  at  least  once  in 
each  week  that  they  are  in  use.  All  water  containers 
and  water  storage  tanks  shall  be  thoroughly  drained 
and  flushed  at  intervals  of  not  more  than  one  month. 
All  water  containers  shall,  whenever  practicable,  be 
disinfected  at  intervals  of  not  more  than  one  month; 
and  similar  disinfection  shall,  whenever  practicable, 
be  made  of  water  storage  tanks. 

Sec.  15.  Filling  water  containers. — Portable  hose  or 
tubing  that  is  used  for  filling  drinking-water  contain- 
ers, or  car  storage  tanks  from  which  such  containers 
are  filled,  shall  have  smooth  metal  nozzles  which  shall 
be  protected  from  dirt  and  contamination;  and  before 
the  free  end  or  nozzle  of  said  hose  or  tubing  is  put  into 
the  water  container  or  car  storage  tank  it  shall  be 
flushed  and  washed  by  a  plentiful  stream  of  water. 

III.  Cleaning  and  Disinfection  of  Cars. 

Sec.  16.  General. — All  railway  passenger  cars  or 
other  public  conveyances  shall  be  kept  in  a  reasonably 
clean  and  sanitary  condition  at  all  times  when  they 
are  in  service,  to  be  insured  by  mechanical  cleaning  at 
terminals  and  lay-over  points. 


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Sec.  17.  Cleaning. — All  day  coaches,  parlor  cars, 
buffet  cars,  dining  cars,  and  sleeping  cars  shall  be 
brushed,  swept,  and  dusted  at  the  end  of  each  round 
trip,  or  at  least  once  in  each  day  they  are  in  service, 
and  shall  be  thoroughly  cleaned  at  intervals  of  not 
more  than  seven  days. 

Sec.  18.  Thorough  cleaning. — Thorough  cleaning 
shall  consist  of  scrubbing  the  exposed  floors  with  soap 
and  water;  similarly  scrubbing  the  toilets  and  toilet- 
room  floors;  wiping  down  the  woodwork  with  moist  or 
oiled  cloths;  thorough  dusting  of  upholstery  and  car- 
pets by  beating  and  brushing,  or  by  means  of  the 
vacuum  process  or  compressed  air;  washing  or  other- 
wise cleaning  windows;  and  the  thorough  airing  of  the 
cur  and  its  contents. 

Sec.  19.  Odors  in  cars. — When  offensive  odors  ap- 
pear in  toilets  or  other  parts  of  the  car  which  are  not 
obliterated  and  removed  by  cleaning  as  in  section  18, 
said  toilets  or  other  parts  of  the  car  shall  be  treated 
with  a  1  per  cent  solution  of  formaldehyde  or  other 
odor-destroying  substance. 

Sec.  20.  Vermin  in  cars. — Whenever  a  car  is  known 
to  have  become  infested  with  bedbugs,  lice,  fleas,  or 
mosquitoes,  such  car  shall  be  so  treated  as  to  effectively 
destroy  such  insects,  and  it  shall  not  be  used  in  service 
until  such  treatment  has  been  given. 

IV.  Cars  in  Service. 

Sec.  21.  Cleaning. — The  cleaning  of  cars  while 
occupied  shall  be  limited  to  the  minimum  consistent 
with  the  maintenance  of  cleanly  conditions,  and  shall 
be  carried  out  so  as  to  cause  the  least  possible  raising 
of  dust  or  other  annoyance  to  passengers. 

Sec.  22.  Sweeping. — Dry  sweeping  of  the  interior 
of  a  car  in  transit  with  an  ordinary  broom  is  prohib- 
ited. 


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Sec.  23.  Dusting. — Dry  dusting  of  the  interior  of 
a  car  in  transit  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  24.  Brushing. — The  brushing  of  passengers' 
clothing  in  the  body  of  the  car  in  transit  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  25.  Drinking  cup. — Individual  drinking  cups 
in  sufficient  number  shall  be  supplied  in  all  cars,  and 
the  use  of  common  drinking  cups  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  26.  Towels. — The  supplying  of  roller  towels  or 
other  towels  for  common  use  in  cars  is  prohibited. 

Sec  27.  Comb  and  brush. — The  supplying  of  combs 
and  brushes  for  common  use  in  cars  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  28.  Spitting. — Spitting  on  the  floors,  carpets, 
walls,  or  other  parts  of  cars  by  passengers  or  other 
occupants  of  them  is  prohibited. 

Sec  29.  Cuspidors. — An  adequate  supply  of  cuspi- 
dors shall  be  provided  in  nil  sleeping  cars,  smoking 
cars,  and  smoking  compartments  of  cars  while  in  serv- 
ice. Said  cuspidors  shall  be  cleaned  at  the  end  of  each 
trip,  and  oftener  if  their  condition  requires. 

Sec  30.  Brushing  of  teeth. — Spitting  into  or  brush- 
ing the  teeth  over  wash  basins  in  cars  is  prohibited. 
Separate  basins  for  brushing  the  teeth  shall  be  pro- 
vided in  the  wash  rooms  of  sleeping  cars.- 

Sec  31.  Drinking  water  and  ice. — Drinking  water 
and  ice  on  railway  car  shall  be  supplied  in  accordance 
with  the  conditions  set  forth  in  sections  11,  12,  13,  14, 
and  15  of  these  regulations. 

Sec  32.  Ventilation  and  heating. — All  cars  when 
in  service  shall  be  provided  with  an  adequate  supply 
of  fresh  air,  and  in  cold  weather  shall  be  heated  so  as 
to  maintain  comfort.  When  artificial  heat  is  neces- 
sary, the  temperature  should  not  exceed  70°  F.,  and 
in  sleeping  cars  at  night  after  passengers  have  retired 
it  should  not  exceed  60°  F. 

Sec  33.  Toilets  in  dining  cars. — A  proper  toilet 
room  and  lavator}T  shall  be  provided  in  all  dining  cars 
for  the  use  of  dining-car  employees,  and  the  same  shall 


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be  supplied  with  toilet  paper,  soap,  and  clean  towels, 
and  shall  be  kept  in  a  clean  and  sanitary  condition. 
Such  toilet  room  shall  have  no  direct  connection  with 
the  kitchen,  pantry,  or  other  place  where  food  is 
prepared. 

Sec.  34.  Toilets  in  other  cars. — A  proper  toilet  room 
and  lavatory  shall  be  provided  in  all  railway  passenger 
cars,  express  cars,  mail  cars,  and  baggage  cars  for  the 
use  of  their  occupants.  Such  toilet  shall  be  supplied 
with  toilet  paper,  soap,  and  free  or  pay  clean  towels, 
and  shall  be  kept  in  a  clean  and  sanitary  condition. 

Sec.  35.  Toilets  to  be  locked. — The  toilet  rooms  in 
all  railway  cars  shall  be  locked  or  otherwise  protected 
from  use  while  trains  are  standing  at  stations,  passing 
through  cities,  or  passing  over  watersheds  draining  into 
reservoirs  furnishing  domestic  water  supplies,  unless 
adequate  water-tight  containers  are  securely  placed 
under  the  discharge  pipe. 

Sec.  36.  Dining  cars  to  be  screened. — Dining  cars 
shall  be  screened  against  the  entrance  of  flies  and 
other  insects,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  dining-car 
employees  to  destroy  flies  or  other  insects  that  may 
gain  entrance. 

Sec.  37.  Dining-car  employees  to   cleanse   hands. — 

Dining-car  employees   shall  thoroughly  cleanse  their 

hands  by  washing  with  soap  and  water  after  using 

a  toilet  or  urinal,  and  immediately  before  beginning 

service. 

Sec.  38.  Care  of  tableware. — All  cooking,  table,  and 
kitchen  utensils,  drinking  glasses,  and  crockery  used 
in  the  preparation  or  serving  of  food  or  drink  in  din  in  g 
cars  shall  be  thoroughly  washed  in  boiling  water  and 
suitable  cleansing  material  after  each  time  they  are 
used. 

Sec.  39.  Food  containers. — Refrigerators,  food  bo  xes 
or  other  receptacles  for  the  storing  of  fresh  food  in 


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dining  and  buffet  cars  shall  be  emptied  and  thor- 
oughly washed  with  soap  and  hot  water  and  treated 
with  a  1  to  3,000  solution  of  permanganate  of  potash 
or  other  approved  deodorant  at  least  once  in  c.uh 
seven  days  that  they  are  in  use. 

Sec.  40.  Food  and  milk. — No  spoiled  or  tainted 
food,  whether  cooked  or  uncooked,  shall  be  served  in 
any  dining  car;  and  no  milk  or  milk  products  shall  be 
served  unless  the  milk  has  been  pasteurized  or  boiled. 

Sec.  41.  Garbage. — Garbage  cans  in  sufficient  num- 
ber, and  with  suitable  tight-fitting  covers,  shall  be 
provided  in  dining  cars  to  care  for  all  refuse  food  and 
other  wast&s,  and  such  wastes  shall  not  be  thrown 
from  the  car  along  the  right  of  way. 

Sec.  42.  Dining-car  inspection.  —The  chief  of  the 
dining  car  shall  be  responsible  for  compliance  with  all 
dining-car  regulations,  and  he  shall  make  an  inspection 
of  the  car  each  day  for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  a 
rigorous  cleanliness  in  all  portions  thereof. 

Sec.  43.  Examination  of  food  handlers. — No  person 
shall  be  employed  us  a  cook,  waiter,  or  in  any  other 
capacity  in  the  preparation  or  serving  of  food  in  a 
dining  car  who  is  known  or  suspected  to  have  any 
dangerous  communicable  disease;  and  all  persons  so 
emplo}Ted  shall  undergo  a  physical  examination  by  a 
competent  physician  before  being  assigned  to  service, 
and  before  returning  to  work  after  any  disabling  ill- 
ness, to  determine  their  freedom  from  such  diseases, 
and  shall  be  immediately  relieved  from  service  if 
found  to  be  so  afflicted.  There  shall  be  a  monthly 
medical  inspection  for  dangerous  communicable  dis- 
eases. To  determine  persons  afflicted  with,  or  carriers 
of,  typhoid  fever,  tubercidosis,  dysentery,  diphtheria, 
streptococcic  sore  throat,  scarlet  fever,  gonorrhea, 
syphilis,  etc.,  a  laboratory  examination  shall  be  made 
if  necessary. 


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V.  Railway  Stations. 

Sec.  44.  General.—  All  railway  stations,  including 
their  waiting  rooms,  lunch  rooms,  restaurants,  wash 
rooms,  and  toilets,  shall  be  kept  in  a  clean  and  sani- 
tary condition  at  all  times,  to  be  insured  by  mechanical 
cleaning  at  regular  intervals. 

Sec.  45.  Cleaning. — All  waiting  rooms  and  other 
rooms  used  by  the  public  shall  be  swept  and  dusted 
daily;  and  at  intervals  of  not  more  than  seven  days 
the  floors  shall  be  scrubbed  with  soap  and  water,  and 
the  seats,  benches,  counters,  and  other  woodwork 
shall  be  similarly  scrubbed,  or  shall  be  rubbed  down 
with  a  cloth  moistened  with  oil. 

Sec.  46.  Sweeping. — If  sweeping  is  done  while 
rooms  are  occupied  or  open  to  occupancy  by  patrons, 
the  floor  shall  be  first  sprinkled  with  wet  sawdust  or 
other  dust-absorbing  material. 

Sec.  47.  Dusting. — If  dusting  is  done  while  rooms 
are  occupied  or  open  to  occupancy  by  patrons,  it  shall 
be  done  only  with  cloths  moistened  with  water,  oil,  or 
other  dust-absorbing  material. 

Sec.  48.  Spitting. — Spitting  on  the  floors,  walls, 
seats,  or  platforms  of  railway  stations  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  49.  Cuspidors. — In  all  waiting  rooms  where 
smoking  is  permitted  an  adequate  supply  of  cuspidors 
shall  be  provided;  such  cuspidors  shall  be  cleaned 
daily,  and  oftencr  if  their  condition  requires. 

Sec.  50.  Common  cups. — Individual  drinking  cups 
in  sufficient  number  shall  be  supplied  in  all  stations, 
and  the  use  of  common  drinking  cups  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  51.  Common  towels. — The  supplying  of  roller 
towels  or  other  towels  for  common  use  in  railway  sta- 
tions is  prohibited. 

Sec.  52.  Combs  and  brushes. — The  supplying  of 
combs  and  brushes  for  common  use  in  railway  stations 
is  prohibited. 


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Sec.  53.  Toilet  facilities. — All  railway  stations 
where  tickets  are  sold  shall  provide  adequate  toilet 
facilities,  of  a  design  approved  by  the  State  department 
of  health,  for  the  use  of  patrons  and  employees;  and 
there  shall  be  separate  toilets  for  each  of  the  two  sexes. 

S  0.  54.  Station  toilets. — If  a  railway  station  is  lo- 
cated within  300  feet  of  a  public  sewer,  water-flushing 
toilets  shall  be  installed  and  permanently  connected 
with  such  sewer,  and  a  washbasin  or  basins  shall  be 
located  near  the  toilet  and  similarly  connected;  and 
such  toilets  and  lavatories  shall  be  kept  in  repair  and 
in  good  working  order  at  all  times. 

Sec.  55.  Care  of  toilets. — All  toilets  installed  as  set 
forth  in  section  54  shall  be  cleaned  daily  by  scrubbing 
the  floors,  bowls,  and  seats  with  soap  and  water. 

Sec.  50.  Odors  in  toilets. — When  offensive  odors 
appear  in  toilets  which  are  not  obliterated  and  re- 
moved by  cleaning  as  in  section  55,- said  toilets  shall 
be  treated  with  a  1  per  cent  solution  of  formaldehyde 
or  other  odor-destroying  substance. 

Sec.  57.  Toilet  supplies. — Toilets  and  wash  rooms 
installed  as  set  forth  in  section  54  shall  be  constantly 
furnished  with  an  adequate  supply  of  toilet  paper, 
soap,  and  free  or  pay  clean  towels. 

Sec.  58.  Privies. — If  no  sewer  connection  is  avail- 
able as  set  forth  in  section  54,  a  sanitary  privy  of  a 
design  approved  by  the  State  department  of  health 
shall  be  maintained  within  a  reasonable  distance  from 
the  station.  Such  privy  shall  be  adequately  protected 
against  the  entrance  of  flies,  shall  be  kept  supplied 
with  toilet  paper,  the  seats  shall  be  kept  clean,  and  the 
vaults  shall  be  treated  with  sodium  hydrate  or  other 
approved  disinfectant  at  least  once  in  each  week  and 
shall  be  cleaned  out  and  emptied  at  such  intervals  as 
will  avoid  the  development  of  a  nuisance. 

Sec.  59.  Drinking  water  and  ice. — Drinking  water 
and  ice  in  railway  stations  shall  be  supplied  in  accord- 


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ance  with  sections  11,  12,  13,  14,  and  15  of  these  regu- 
lations. 

Sec.  60.  Water  not  usable  for  drinking. — If  water 
which  does  not  conform  to  the  standards  set  forth  in 
section  11  of  these  regulations  is  available  at  any  tap 
or  hydrant  or  in  a  railway  station,  a  notice  shall  be 
maintained  on  each  such  tap  or  hydrant  which  shall 
state  in  prominent  letters,  "Not  fit  for  drinking." 

Sec.  61.  Drinking  fountains. — If  drinking  fountains 
of  the  bubbling  type  are  provided  in  any  railway  sta- 
tion, they  shall  be  so  made  that  the  drinking  is  from  a 
free  jet  projected  at  an  angle  to  the  vertical  and  not 
from  a  jet  that  is  projected  vertically  or  that  flows 
through  a  filled  cup  or  bowl. 

Sec.  62.  Refuse  cans. — At  all  railway  stations  where 
there  is  an  agent  there  shall  be  provided  and  main- 
tained an  adequate  supply  of  open  or  automatically 
closing  receptacles  for  the  deposition  of  refuse  and 
rubbish,  and  such  receptacles  shall  be  emptied  daily 
and  kept  reasonably  clean  and  free  from  odor. 

Sec.  63.  Cisterns,  cesspools,  etc. — All  cisterns,  water- 
storage  tanks,  and  cesspools  in  or  about  railway  sta- 
tions shall  be  adequately  screened  against  the  entrance 
of  mosquitoes,  and  all  collections  of  surface  water  on 
station  property  shall  be  drained  or  oiled  during  the 
season  of  mosquito  flight,  to  prevent  the  breeding  of 
mosquitoes. 

Sec.  64.  Restaurants  to  be  screened. — All  restau- 
rants and  lunch  rooms,  or  other  places  where  food  is 
prepared  or  served  in  a  railway  station,  shall  have 
doors  and  windows  adequately  screened  against  the 
entrance  of  flies  during  the  season  of  flight  of  these 
insects;  and  all  food  on  display  or  storage  racks  shall 
be  adequately  covered. 

Sec.  65.  Lavatories  for  restaurants. — A  lavatory  of 
easy  and  convenient  access  shall  be  provided  for  the 
use  of  employees  in  every  restaurant  or  lunch  room  in 


20  RAILWAY  SANITARY  CODE. 

any  railway  station,  and  it  shall  be  provided  with  an 
adequate  supply  of  water,  soap,  and  clean  towels. 

Sec.  G6.  Restaurant  employees. — llestaurant  em- 
ployees who  are  engaged  in  the  preparing  or  serving  of 
food  shall  thorougldy  cleanse  their  hands  by  washing 
with  soap  and  water  after  using  a  toilet  or  urinal,  and 
immediately  before  beginning  service. 

Sec.  07.  Kitchen  and  table  utensils. — All  cooking, 
table,  and  kitchen  utensils,  drinking  glasses,  and  crock- 
ery used  in  the  preparation  or  serving  of  food  or  drink 
in  railway  restaurants  or  lunch  rooms  shall  be  thor- 
oughly washed  in  boding  water  and  suitable  cleansing 
material  after  each  time  they  are  used. 

Sec.  68.  Food  containers. — Refrigerators,  food  boxes, 
or  other  receptacles  for  the  storing  of  fresh  food  in 
railway  restaurants  or  lunch  rooms  shall  be  emptied 
and  thoroughly  washed  with  soap  and  hot  water  and 
treated  with  a  1  to  3,000  solution  of  permanganate  of 
potash  or  other  approved  deodorant  at  least  once  in 
each  seven  days  that  they  are  in  use. 

Si;c.  69.  Garbage. — Garbage  cans  in  sufficient  num- 
ber, and  with  suitable  tight-fitting  covers,  shall  be  pro- 
vided in  all  restaurants  and  lunch  rooms  to  care  for  all 
refuse  food  and  other  wastes;  and  such  cans  shall  be 
emptied  daily  in  an  approved  place  and  kept  in  a  clean 
and  sanitary  condition. 

Sec.  70.  Restaurant  inspection. — The  manager,  chief, 
or  other  person  in  charge  of  any  railway  restaurant 
or  lunch  room  shall  be  responsible  for  compliance  with 
all  regulations  pertaining  thereto,  and  he  shall  make 
an  inspection  of  the  premises  daily  for  the  purpose 
of  maintaining  a  rigorous  cleanliness  in  all  parts 
thereof. 

Sec.  71.  Station  inspection. — The  agent,  manager, 
or  other  person  in  charge  of  any  railway  station  shall 
be  responsible  for  compliance  with  all  regulations  per- 
taining thereto,  ami  he  shall  make,  or  have  made  by  a 


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responsible  person  reporting  to  him,  frequent  inspec- 
tions of  the  premises  for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  a 
rigorous  compliance  with  all  such  regulations. 

Sec.  72.  Examination  of  food  handlers. — No  person 
shall  he  employed  as  a  cook,  waiter,  or  in  any  other 
capacity  in  the  preparation  or  serving  of  food  in  a  rail- 
way restaurant  or  lunch  room  who  is  known  or  sus- 
pected to  have  any  dangerous  communicable  disease; 
and  all  persons  so  employed  shall  undergo  a  physical 
examination  by  a  competent  physician  before  being 
assigned  to  service,  and  before  returning  to  work  after 
any  disabling  illness,  to  determine  their  freedom  from 
such  diseases,  and  shall  be  immediately  relieved  from 
service  if  found  to  be  so  afflicted.  There  shall  be  a 
monthly  medical  inspection  for  dangerous  communica- 
ble diseases.  To  determine  persons  afflicted  with,  or 
carriers  of,  typhoid  fever,  tuberculosis,  dysentery, 
diphtheria,  streptoccocic  sore  throat,  scarlet  fever, 
gonorrhea,  syphilis,  etc.,  a  laboratory  examination 
shall  be  made  if  necessary. 

VI.  Construction  Camps. 

Sec.  73.  Definition. — For  the  purposes  of  these 
regulations  railway  construction  camps  shall  be  con- 
sidered to  include  all  camps  and  similar  places  of  tem- 
porary abode,  including  those  on  wheels,  established 
by  or  for  the  care  of  working  forces  engaged  in  the 
construction,  repair,  or  alteration  of  railway  properties 
or  parts  thereof:  Provided,  That  camps  which  are 
occupied  by  less  than  five  people,  or  camps  which  are 
established  to  meet  emergency  conditions  and  are  not 
occupied  longer  than  five  days  shall  not  be  included, 
except  that  section  90  of  these  regulations  shall  apply 
to  them. 

Sec.  74.  General. — 'All  camps  shall  be  so  located  and 
so  maintained  as  to  be  conducive  to  the  health  of  their 
occupants  and  not  to  endanger  the  health  of  the  pub- 


11  RAILWAY  SANITARY  CODE. 

lie;  and  all  tents,  houses,  stables,  or  other  structures 
therein  shall  be  kept  in  a  reasonably  clean  and  sanitary- 
condition  at  all  times. 

Sec.  75.  Location. — Camps,  except  those  on  wheels, 
should  be  located  on  high,  well-drained  ground;  any 
natural  sink  holes,  pools,  or  other  surface  collections 
of  water  in  the  immediate  vicinity  should  be  drained 
and  filled  when  the  camp  is  first  established;  and  all 
such  water  not  subject  to  complete  drainage  should 
have  the  surface  oiled  at  intervals  of  not  more  than 
seven  days  during  the  season  of  mosquito  flight. 

Sec.  76.  Arrangement. — The  general  scheme  of  re- 
lations of  the  structures  of  a  camp  should  be  as  follows : 
The  kitchen  should  be  located  at  one  end  of  the  camp; 
next  to  this  should  be  the  eating  quarters,  then  the 
sleeping  quarters,  then  the  toilets  for  the  men,  then  the 
stable,  thus  bringing  the  kitchen  and  the  stable  at 
opposite  ends  of  the  camp,  which  should  be  as  far  apart 
as  is  consistent  with  the  natural  topography  and  the 
necessity  for  convenient  access. 

Sec.  77.  Water  supplies. — All  water  supplies  for 
camps  shall  be  properly  chlorinated,  unless  obtained 
from  a  source  which  has  been  approved  by  the  State 
department  of  health. 

Sec.  78.  Water  containers. — All  drinking-water  con- 
tainers in  camps  shall  be  securely  closed  and  so  ar- 
ranged that  water  can  be  drawn  only  from  a  tap,  and 
said  containers  shall  be  kept  clean  and  free  from 
contamination. 

Sec.  79.  Garbage  and  refuse. — All  garbage,  kitchen 
wastes,  and  other  rubbish  in  camps  shall  be  deposited 
in  suitably  covered  receptacles  the  contents  of  which 
shall  be  emptied  and  burned  each  day;  and  manure 
from  the  stable^  shall  be  likewise  collected  and  burned 
each  day,  or  disposed  of  in  some  other  manner  ap- 
proved by  the  State  department  of  health. 


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Sec.  80.  Scavenger. — In  all  camps  where  there  are 
100  men  or  more  there  shall  be  1  employee  whose 
duty  shall  he  to  act  as  scavenger  and  garbage  collector. 

Sec.  81.  Toilets. — Every  camp  shall  have  an  ade- 
quate number  of  latrines  and  urinals,  so  constructed 
and  maintained  as  to  prevent  fly  breeding  and  the  pol- 
lution of  water,  and  the  use  of  such  latrines  and  urinals 
by  the  inhabitants  of  the  camp  shall  be  made  obliga- 
tory. Latrines  and  urinals  may  consist  of  deep 
trenches  covered  with  houses  adequately  screened 
against  flies,  or  of  any  other  type  approved  by  the 
State  department  of  health.  They  shall  not  be  located 
within  less  than  200  feet  of  any  spring,  stream,  lake, 
or  reservoir  forming  part  of  a  public  or  private  water 
supply. 

Sec.  S2.  Bathing  facilities. — There  shall  be  pro- 
vided in  all  camps  adequate  bathing  facilities  for  the 
use  of  the  occupants  thereof. 

Sec.  83.  Screening. — The  kitchen,  eating  houses,  and 
bunk  houses  of  all  camps  shall  be  effectively  screened 
against  the  entrance  of  flies  and  mosquitoes  during  the 
seasons  of  flight  of  these  insects. 

Sec.  84.  Care  to  tableware. — All  cooking,  table, 
and  kitchen  utensils,  drinking  glasses,  and  crockery 
used  in  the  preparation  or  serving  of  food  or  drink  in 
camps  shall  be  thoroughly  washed  in  boiling  water  and 
suitable  cleansing  material  after  each  time  they  are 
used. 

Sec.  85.  Food  containers. — Refrigerators,  food  boxes, 
or  other  receptacles  for  the  storing  of  fresh  food  in 
camps  shall  be  emptied  and  thoroughly  washed  witli 
soap  and  hot  water  and  treated  with  a  1  to  3,000  solu- 
tion of  permanganate  of  potash  or  other  approved 
deodorant  at  least  once  in  each  seven  days  that  they 
are  in  use. 

Sec.  86.  Food  and  milk. — No  soiled  or  tainted  food, 
whether  cooked  or  uncooked,  shall  be  served  in  any 


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camp;  and  no  milk  or  milk  products  shall  be  served 
unless  the  milk  has  been  pasteurized  or  boiled. 

Sec.  87.  Examination  of  food  handlers. — No  person 
shall  be  employed  as  a  cook,  waiter,  or  in  any  other 
capacity  in  the  preparation  or  serving  of  food  in  any 
camp  who  is  known  or  suspected  to  have  any  danger- 
ous communicable  disease;  and  all  persons  so  em- 
ployed shall  undergo  a  physical  examination  by  a  com- 
petent physician  before  being  assigned  to  service,  and 
before  returning  to  work  after  any  disabling  illness, 
to  determine  their  freedom  from  such  diseases,  and 
shall  be  immediately  relieved  from  service  if  found  to 
be  so  afflicted.  There  shall  be  a  monthly  medical  in- 
spection for  dangerous  communicable  diseases.  To  de- 
termine persons  afflicted  with,  or  carriers  of  typhoid 
fever,  tuberculosis,  dysentery,  diphtheria,  streptococcic 
sore  throat,  scarlet  fever,  gonorrhea,  syphilis,  etc.,  a 
laboratory  examination  shall  be  made  if  necessary. 

Sec.  88.  Sick  persons. — When  an  occupant  of  a 
camp  becomes  sick  with  a  dangerous  communicable 
disease,  he  should  be  immediately  isolated  and  not 
released  until  declared  by  a  proper  health  authority 
to  be  free  from  dangerous  infection. 

Sec.  89.  Vermin. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  some  one 
appointed  as  caretaker  of  the  camp  to  make  regular 
weekly  inspections  of  the  occupants  and  premises  in 
order  to  ascertain  the  presence  of  lice  or  other  vermin. 
Persons  found  to  be  infested  shall  be  required  to  bathe, 
and  their  clothing  shall  be  boiled;  and  premises  found 
to  be  infested  shall  be  fumigated  with  sulphur  or 
treated  by  some  other  effective  vermin-destroying 
method. 

Sec.  90.  Abandoned  camps. — When  any  camp  is  to 
be  abandoned,  nil  garbage,  rubbish,  and  manure  shall 
be  collected  and  burned,  the  latrine  trenches  filled, 
and  the  grounds  and  buildings  sludl  lie  left  in  a  plean 
and  sanitary  condition. 


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Sec.  91.  Duty  to  enforce  regulations. — It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  superintendent,  foreman,  or  other 
person  in  charge  of  a  camp  to  see  that  all  regulations 
pertaining  thereto  are  faithfully  complied  with. 

VII.     Offices. 

Sec.  92.  Definition. — For  the  purposes  of  these 
regulations  offices  shall  be  considered  to  include  all 
buildings  or  parts  of  buildings  occupied  or  used  as  the 
offices,  headquarters,  or  working  spaces  of  the  cler- 
ical, administrative,  or  executive  forces  of  railways  or 
other  common  carriers. 

Sec.  93.  Space. — All  offices  shall  contain  not  less 
than  400  cubic  feet  of  space  for  each  occupant. 

Sec.  94.  Ventilation,  heat,  and  light. — All  offices 
when  occupied  shall  be  provided  with  an  adequate 
supply  of  fresh  air,  heat,  and  light  for  the  mainte- 
nance of  healthful  and  comfortable  working  conditions. 
Any  measures  taken  to  assure  continuous  ventilation 
during  working  hours  should  be  supplemented  by  the 
opening  of  doors  and  windows  for  at  least  five  minutes 
before  the  beginning  of  morning  and  afternoon  work 
periods  and  once  during  each  of  such  periods.  When 
artificial  heat  is  necessary,  the  temperature  should  not 
exceed  70°  F.  Window  space  should  be  sufficient  to 
allow  of  the  use  of  natural  sky  light  in  all  parts  of 
offices  during  the  brighter  parts  of  the  day,  and  when 
artificial  lights  are  used  they  should  be  so  arranged  and 
shaded  as  to  prevent  direct  glare. 

Sec.  95.  Cleaning.— All  offices,  together  with  the 
corridors,  stairs,  or  passageways  leading  to  them, 
shall  be  swept  and  dusted  daily;  and  at  intervals  of 
not  more  than  seven  days  the  floors  shall  be  scrubbed 
with  soap  and  water,  and  the  woodwork  and  furniture 
rubbed  clean  with  a  cloth  moistened  with  water  or  oil. 
Cleaning  shall  not  be  carried  on  while  offices  are  occu- 
pied by  employees,  except  in  offices  which  are  occupied 


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continuously;  ami  in  such  case  sweeping  may  be  done 
only  after  the  Moor  has  been  sprinkled  with  wet  <aw- 
dust  or  other  dust-absorbing  material,  and  dusting 
only  with  a  cloth  moistened  with  water  or  oil. 

Sec.  9ti.  Window  cleaning. — Office  window-  shall 
be  washed  or  otherwise  cleaned  at  such  interval-  as 
uill  assure  a  free  and  uninterrupted  How  of  light  to 
ilffioe  interiors,  and  in  no  ease  shall  such  cleaning  be 
less  frequent  than  once  in  each  month. 

Sec  97.  Telephones. — Telephone  earpieces  and 
mouthpieces  should  be  cleaned  with  soap  and  water 
tt  Least  once  in  each  week. 

Sec  98.  Spitting. — Spitting  on  the  floors,  walls, 
stairways,  or  other  parts  of  offices  or  olfice  buildings 
is  proliibited. 

Sec.  99.  Cuspidors. — If  cuspidors  are  provided  in 
jffices  or  office  buildings  they  shall  be  cleaned  daily, 
;md  oftener  if  their  condition  requires. 

Skc.  100.  Toilets.  All  oliices  ami  oflice  buildings 
diall  be  provided  with  adequate,  toilet  and  lavatory 
facilities  of  an  approved  sanitary  type,  conveniently 
located  for  the  use  of  employees;  and  where  members 
of  both  sexes  arc  employed,  separate  toilets  shall  be 
maintained  for  each  sex.  Where  a  sewer  is  available, 
toilets  shall  be  of  the  water-flushing  type  and  per- 
manently connected  thereto. 

Sec.  101.  Care  of  toilets.  -All  toilets  installed  aa set 
forth  in  section  100  shall  be  kept  in  repair  ami  in  good 
working  order,  and  shall  be  cleaned  daily  by  scrubbing 
Lbs  lloors,  bowls,  and  seats  with  soap  and  wratcr. 
Wlu-n  oilVnsive  odors  appear  in  toilets  which  are  not 
obliterated  and  removed  by  cleaning  as  above  Bet 
forth,  said  toilet  shall  be  treated  with  a  1  per  cent 
solution  of  formaldehyde  or  other  odor-destroying  sub- 
stance 

Sec.  102.  Toilet  supplies.  -Toilets  and  lavatories 
nstalled  as  set  forth  in  Bection  100  shall  bo  furnished 


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with  an  adequate  supply  of  toilet  paper,  soap,  and 
clean  towels. 

Sec.  103.  Common  towels. —The  supplying  of  roller 
towels  or  other  towels  for  common  use  in  oflices  or 
office  buildings  of  common  carriers  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  104.  Combs  and  brushes.  -The  supplying  of 
combs  and  brushes  for  common  use  in  offices  or  office 
buildings  of  common  carriers  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  105.  Common  cups. — Individual  drinking  cups 
in  sufficient  number  shall  be  supplied  in  the  offices  of 
common  carriers,  and  the  use  of  common  drinking 
cups  is  prohibited. 

Sec  106.  Drinking  water  and  ice. — If  the  drinking 
water  provided  in  offices  or  office  buildings  of  common 
carriers  is  not  obtained  from  an  approved  municipal 
supply,  or  is  not  distilled  or  otherwise  sterilized  before 
being  used,  it  shall  be  subject  to  the  conditions  set 
forth  in  section  11  of  these  regulations.  Ice  used  for 
cooling  drinking  water  shall  be  subject  to  the  con- 
ditions set  forth  in  section  12  of  these  regulations; 
and  drinking-water  containers  shall  be  subject  to  the 
conditions  set  forth  in  sections  13,  14,  and  15  of  these 
regulations. 

Sec.  107.  Drinking  fountains. — If  drinking  foun- 
tains of  the  bubbling  type  are  provided  in  the  offices  or 
office  buildings  of  common  carriers,  they  shall  be  so 
made  that  the  drinking  is  from  a  free  jet  projected  at 
an  angle  to  the  vertical,  and  not  from  a  jet  that  is  pro- 
jected vertically  or  that  flows  through  a  filled  cup  or 
bowl. 

Sec.  108.  lockers. — If  lockers  are  supplied  for  the 
use  of  employees,  they  shall  be  kept  clean  and  free  from 
discarded  clothing. 

Sec  109.  Rest  rooms. — A  rest  room  shall  be  pro- 
vided in  all  offices  or  office  buildings  of  common  car- 
riers where  100  or  more  women  are  employed;  and 


28  RAILWAY    SANITARY   CODE. 

such  room  is  desirable  where  any  smaller  number  of 
women  are  employed. 

Sec.  110.  Communicable  diseases.—  When  an  em- 
ployee who  is  convalescent  from  a  communicable  dis- 
ease reports  for  duty,  such  employee  shall  not  be  allow- 
ed to  resume  work  until  a  satisfactory  certificate  or 
release  from  the  health  officer  having  jurisdiction  has 
been  secured  stating  that  there  is  no  remaining  danger 
of  his  communicating  disease  to  other  people. 

VIII.  Shops. 

Sec.  111.  Toilet  facilities. — All  repair,  construct- 
ing or  other  shops  of  common  carriers  shall  be  pro- 
vided with  adequate  toilet  facilities  for  the  use  of  the 
employees;  and  if  both  men  and  women  are  employed, 
such  facilities  shall  be  separate  for  the  two  sexes, 
Where  running  water  and  sewers  are  available,  all 
toilet  fixtures  shall  be  permanently  connected  thereto. 

Sec.  112.  Type  of  water-closets.— Water-closets 
should  be  of  the  individual  bowl  type  with  individual 
water  seal;  flush  range  closets  shall  not  be  used. 
The  seats  should  be  wood  or  other  poor  conducting 
material,  and  should  be  rendered  impervious  to  water 
by  coating  with  varnish  or  by  other  means.  The  s 
should  be  of  the  cut-out-front  type,  or  if  closed  in 
front,  the  openings  should  be  at  least  7  inches  wide 
by  1 1  inches  long. 

Sec.  113.  Closet  inclosures. — The  separate  seats  of 
water-closets  shall  be  so  inclosed  as  to  secure  privacy 
for  the  users.  Between  the  seats  there  should  be 
partitions  about  6  feet  high  and  12  inches  off  the  floor, 
and  each  inclosure  should  have  a  swinging  door  of 
proper  height.  Each  inclosure  should  have  not  less 
than  10  square  feet  of  floor  space  and  not  less  than  100 
cubic  feet  of  air  space,  and  the  walls  and  partitions 
should  be  of  light  color  to  increase  illumination  and 
facilitate  cleaning.     The  floors  should  be  of  tile  or 


RAILWAY   SANITARY   CODE.  29 

concrete  with  a  smooth  surface  and  should  be  non- 
absorbent. 

Sec.  114.  Windows  in  toilet  rooms. —All  toilet 
rooms  containing  water-closets  should  be  open  to 
outside  light  and  air.  The  minimum  window  space 
for  a  room  containing  one  closet  fixture  should  be  four 
square  feet,  and  for  each  additional  fixture  there 
should  be  an  addition  of  two  square  feet  of  window 
space.  Windows  should  be  so  arranged  that  they  can 
be  opened  for  affording  free  ventilation. 

Sec.  115.  Equipment  of  closets. — All  closet  in- 
closures  shall  be  equipped  with  clothes  hooks  and 
with  a  plentiful  supply  ol*  toilet  paper  with  proper 
holder. 

Sec.  116.  Type  of  urinals.— Urinals  should  be  of  the 
vertical  slab  or  the  porcelain  stall  type  with  proper 
flushing;  troughs  or  basins  shall  not  be  used  for  this 
purpose.  There  should  bo  protection  around  urinals 
to  secure  privacy.  The  floor  in  front  of  the  urinal 
should  bo  impervious  and  nonabsorbent  and  should 
slope  to  drain. 

Sec.  117.  Care  of  closets  and  urinals. — All  water- 
closets  and  urinals,  together  with  the  floors,  bowls, 
and  seats,  shall  be  kept  in  a  reasonably  clean  and  sani- 
tary condition  at  all  times.  They  should  be  cleaned 
by  scrubbing  with  soap  and  water  daily,  and  when 
offensive  odors  develop  which  are  not  removed  by  such 
cleaning,  they  should  be  treated  with  a  1  per  cent  for- 
maldehyde solution  or  other  odor-destroying  sub- 
stance. 

Sec.  118.  Number  of  closets  and  urinals. — Closets 
should  be  installed  in  the  proportion  of  1  to  each  25 
employees  on  any  one  shift;  and  urinals  should  be  in- 
stalled in  the  proportion  of  one  to  each  50  male  em- 
ployees on  any  one  shift. 

Sec.  119.  Location  of  closets  and  urinals. — Closets 
and  urinals  should  be  located  as  conveniently  as  pos- 


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sible  to  work.  There  should  be  a  number  of  small  in- 
stallations rather  than  a  few  larger  ones. 

Sec.  120.  Privies.  —Where  water  and  sewer  connec- 
tions are  not  available,  sanitary  privies  of  a  type  ap- 
proved by  the  State  department  of  health  shall  be 
provided,  with  a  ratio  of  not  less  than  1  seat  to  each  25 
employees  on  any  one  shift.  They  shall  be  adequately 
protected  against  the  entrance  of  flies,  and  shall 
be  kept  in  a  clean  and  sanitary  condition  at  all  times. 
The  vaults  shall  be  treated  with  caustic  soda  or  other 
approved  disinfectant  at  intervals  of  not  more  than 
seven  days,  and  shall  be  emptied  at  such  intervals  as 
will  avoid  the  development  of  a  nuisance. 

Sec.  121.  Wash  rooms  and  lockers. — Ample  washing 
facilities  and  locker  space  shall  be  provided  for  em- 
ployees. If  possible,  wash  rooms  and  locker  rooms 
should  be  along  the  routes  of  employees  when  going 
from  work,  and  so  located  as  to  avoid  undue  hazard  or 
exposure  to  the  weather  in  reaching  them.  They 
should  be  separated  from  toilet  rooms  by  partitions 
or  otherwise,  and  should  open  to  outside  light  and  air. 
Sufficient  window  space  should  be  provided  to  afford 
adequate  light  and  ventilation. 

Sec.  122.  Type  of  wash-room  fixtures.  Facilities 
for  washing  should  be  either  so  constructed  that  the 
users  must  necessarily  wash  from  a  flowing  stream  or 
individual  basins;  and  no  large  basins  or  troughs  for 
common  use  should  be  installed.  Both  hot  and  cold 
water,  delivered  through  a  common  discharge  pipe, 
should  be  supplied  to  each  fixture.  Soap  should  be 
provided;  and  fixtures  should  be  so  spaced  that  a  man 
can  wash  without  splashing  his  neighbor. 

Sec.  123.  Finish  of  wash-room  floors. — The  floors  of 
wash  rooms  should  be  of  concrete  or  other  nonabsorb- 
ent  material  and  should  slope  toward  central  drains. 
The  walls,  ceilings,  and  partitions  should  be  light  in 
color  to  increase  illumination  and  to  facilitate  cleaning, 


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and  the  rooms  should  be  adequately  lighted  artifically 
so  that  no  dark  corners  will  exist. 

Sec.  124.  Lockers. — A  locker  or  other  provision  for 
caring  for  a  change  of  clothing  shall  be  supplied  for 
each  employee  who  has  a  fixed  place  of  work.  Lockers 
should  be  elevated  at  least  4  inches  off  the  floor,  should 
be  not  less  than  12  by  15  inches  in  floor  dimensions,  and 
should  be  ventilated  by  perforated  doors  or  otherwise. 

Sec.  125.  Bathing  facilities. — Shower  baths  shall 
be  provided  in  the  proportion  of  1  to  each  25  employees 
for  all  employees  who  work  with  lead,  paint,  or  in 
yery  dusty  or  dirty  places.  They  should  be  located 
adjoining  locker  rooms,  should  be  inclosed  so  as  to  af- 
ford privacy,  and  should  be  supplied  with  hot  and 
cold  water  delivered  through  a  common  discharge 
pipe.  The  floors  should  be  of  concrete  or  other  non- 
absorbent  material  and  should  slope  to  a  central  drain. 

Sec.  126.  Caretakers. — There  shall  be  caretakers  in 
sufficient  number  responsible  for  the  cleaning,  sup- 
plying, and  upkeep  of  toilets,  wash  rooms,  and  locker 
rooms. 

Sec.  127.  Lighting. — In  all  shops  and  parts  of  shops 
there  shall  be  an  adequate  amount  of  light  for  the 
occupation  or  process  being  carried  on  therein;  and 
the  glare  of  direct  light  passing  from  unshaded  sources 
directly  to  the  eyes  of  workers  should  be  avoided. 
Wherever  shops  are  dependent  upon  window  lighting, 
the  glass  shall  be  kept  clean. 

Sec.  12S.  Water  supplies. — An  adequate  supply 
of  thinking  water,  conveniently  located  for  the  use 
of  employees,  shall  be  supplied  in  all  shops.  If  the 
drinking  water  provided  is  not  obtained  from  an 
approved  municipal  supply,  or  is  not  distilled  or 
otherwise  sterilized  before  being  used,  it  shall  be 
subject  to  the  conditions  set  forth  in  section  11  of 
these  regulations.  Ice  used  for  cooling  drinking  water 
shall  be  subject  to  the  conditions  set  forth  in  section  1  2 


32  RAILWAY    SANITARY    CUI>K. 

of   these  regulations,   and  drinking-water  containers 
shall  be  subject  to  sections  13,  14,  and  15  of  these 
Nations. 

.  129.  Drinking  fountains.  -If  drinking  fountains 
of  riie  bubbling  type  are  provided,  they  shall  be  so 
made  that  the  drinking  is  from  a  free  jet  project ed 
at  an  angle  to  the  vertical,  and  not  from  a  jet  that 
is  projected  vertically  or  that  fldWB  through  a  idled 
cup  <»r  bow!. 

0.  130.  Common  cups.— The  use  or  supplying  of 
drinking  cups  for  the  common  use  of  employees  is 
prohibited. 

Sec.  131.  Common  towels. — The  use  or  supplying  of 
roller  towels  or  other  towels  for  the  common  use  of 
'•mployees  is  prohibited. 

Sec.  132.  Rest  rooms.  -A  rest  room  shall  be  pro- 
vided in  all  shops  where  100  or  more  women  are  em- 
ployed; and  such  room  is  desirable  where  any  smaller 
number  of  women  are  employed. 

Sec.  133.  Communicable  diseases. — When  an  em- 
ployee wdio  is  convalescent  from  a  communicable  dis- 
reports  for  duty,  such  employee  shall  not  be 
allowed  to  resume  work  until  a  satisfactory  certificate 
or  release  from  the  health  officer  having  jurisdiction 
has  been  secured  stating  that  there  is  no  remaining 
danger  of  his  communicating  to  other  people. 

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